What's new in iOS 27.2 and why is the update so large?

Is there any Update on iOS 27.2 ?

Please give some information about the new update, how it’s going on after updating the new phones.

Why This 27.2 is so big 17.3 GB?

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Original Title: iOS 27.2

Posted on Oct 28, 2026 10:20 AM

6 replies

lobsterghost1

Level 10 (233,174 points)

Nov 8, 2026 2:01 PM in response to Bama1433

Bama1433 wrote:

27.2 is awful!!!! It has screwed so much up.

Really? iOS 27.2 has NOT messed anything up on any of our devices, which includes 2 iPhones, 2 Apple Watches, 2 iPad and a MacBook Pro. It's very stable and other than bringing patches to vulnerabilities and more Siri AI Capabilities, it's been great.

But then you just made a blanket, unsubstantiated statement, without any hint of what you think was messed up. Guessing doesn't work too well around here.

Jeff Donald

Level 9 (64,078 points)

Oct 28, 2026 10:30 AM in response to asm144

Hi, here’s a link to the update notes Apple published when iOS 27.2 was publicly released.

About iOS 27 Updates - Apple Support

I suspect the major cause for the size is related to Siri.

“Siri AI (All iPhone 16 models and later, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max)

Siri AI can recall your past conversations, so you can ask Siri about something it told you before, like the restaurants it recommended last week
Siri AI can draw from more sources to give you a great answer, including photos attached in Messages, Calendar event attendees, your voicemails, and better results from Safari history and Reading List
Excluded Apps lets you choose which apps Siri, Search, and suggestions can access, all from one setting
Granular text selection lets you select and copy just the part of a Siri response you need
Siri AI is available in more languages, with support for French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. Siri AI is not available in the EU or mainland China”